Journey's Neal Schon Plays "Don't Stop Believin'"

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16 жыл бұрын

Filmed at a sound check at the Sleep Train Pavilion in Concord, California, September 2008, Neal Schon plays parts of the famous Journey song "Don't Stop Believin'". This is companion video for Schon's cover story in the November 2008 issue of Guitar Player magazine.
Filmed by Jude Gold.

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@dcool2u2 14 жыл бұрын

Neal Schon's solos are like a song within a song. They are SO melodic that anyone hearing one for the first time can hum or even sing it. I'm a guitar player who can really respect the chops of Eddie VH or Joe Satriani and Neal also has those chops, but chooses to use them when its called for in the song. His tasteful playing and memorable solos will always be inspiration for me and how I aspire to play.

@DuaLeaD 2 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY!! Knowing when NOT to play fancy is a trait few rock musicians possess....

@dennisb-trains23 2 жыл бұрын

Right on brother !

@TheConverter330 Жыл бұрын

Paul Kossof invented the art.

@pepmasters-999 3 ай бұрын

Great comment. Neal is in that small group of guitar players who approach their playing with a kind of songwriters approach, to actually invest the time and effort to craft melodic touches and hooks within the framework of a song. Brian May is another. Randy Rhoads, Steve Lukather and Gary Moore as well, I think.

@douglasyoung554 2 ай бұрын

@@pepmasters-999 Obviously Gilmour is in that vein as well....

@jchargrave 11 жыл бұрын

One thing I love about him is he is always wide open about showing people how he plays his signature parts. I think that is really cool.

@probusexcogitatoris736 3 жыл бұрын

Why wouldn't he be?

@McCracken216 3 жыл бұрын

@@probusexcogitatoris736 Who knows, but many aren't. I recall John Frusciante saying for a certain RHCP album he wanted to use a bunch of chords that nobody would ever figure out. That's not a knock on John either, btw.

@probusexcogitatoris736 3 жыл бұрын

@@McCracken216 I see. Yeah, I guess that would be funny to some musicians.

@jchargrave 3 жыл бұрын

@@probusexcogitatoris736 A lot of them won’t show anything, protective of it for some reason.

@snoo50 2 жыл бұрын

@@McCracken216 oh yeah, because John Frusciante is such a chord master. What nobody has ever figured out is how to make a 62 Strat through a 68 Plexi sound like it's a Squier through a Line6 Spider the way he does... or to play completely out of tune and out of tempo in such a masterful way... or to say some BS like that when major and minor triads and Hendrix chord licks is all you know. Funny indeed

@These_go_to_eleven_1959 9 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorite guitar players!

@haroldmessinger1 2 жыл бұрын

and I dont' feel like he gets nearly enough props for his body of work.

@dougww1ectebow 3 жыл бұрын

Neil Schon is one of the great guitarists.

@UncleJeffreySpuds 15 жыл бұрын

Neal Schon is one of the most melodic players out there....you can "sing" most of his solos, which is what melody is all about. One of the best teams in Rock and Roll...Perry and Schon.

@dancopeland254 2 жыл бұрын

He’s doing a pull off on the first note at 50 seconds. New level unlocked…. All this time I thought he was picking every note.

@mindcontrol67 2 жыл бұрын

I just slowed it down and yes he is pulling off,I always read he is picking every note,Not True.

@guyinpajamapants6892 8 ай бұрын

I think he is still picking. If you listen to the original recording you can hear the percussive pick strum. It’s definitely simple, but freaking hard to get fast.

@voxpathfinder15r 2 жыл бұрын

Journey takes me way back to happier times, riding around with the car windows down with journey on the radio. I can pretend it’s 1983 for just a little while

@ZackHall-kt4ww Ай бұрын

I was born in 86 and would give anything to go back to those times.

@voxpathfinder15r Ай бұрын

@@ZackHall-kt4ww oh yeah I remember 1986. Coming out of winter with my 7th grade buddies jumping trains and all other sorts of mayhem. I remember Pink Floyd touring later in that year, although I didn’t go see them until 1987. I remember friends going to see Ozzy Osborne that year and talking about this opening band called Metallica and this song Battery, and they were singing it all day long. Yep remember those days well. It might have been a Judas Priest concert- I remember they were on the defenders of the faith tour and came around June that year. Great times.

@ZackHall-kt4ww Ай бұрын

@voxpathfinder15r I used to live by Sturgis SD. I saw alot of old classic rock bands at the Rally, Journey, Aerosmith, Boston, what's left of skynyrd, etc. I know It's not the same as the 80s though lol.

@evalex71 10 жыл бұрын

Such an incredible, melodic player

@bossnessseptickdude2066 7 жыл бұрын

Ronin 77 I

@gaysquirrels6915 6 жыл бұрын

Yup he can play fast too tho!

@Me37368 6 жыл бұрын

Ronin 77 I saw him live it was so powerful and melodic

@GDawg2K2 3 жыл бұрын

One of the most melodic players out there.

@jimharris3889 2 жыл бұрын

His solo in Lights is amazing!! That descending riff always blows me away !! I just saw him in Orlando with Journey and Toto, what an amazing artist !! He hasn't lost a beat !!

@nikospaleologos3907 3 жыл бұрын

Neal can rip on the guitar with the best of Rock players, his playing and licks are memorable

@394pjo 5 жыл бұрын

Neil sounds like a 'wise guy' they should have given him a part in the Sopranos. His nickname would have been 'Tunes'

@arthurmurfitt7698 4 жыл бұрын

he reminds me of James Caan in Godfather lol

@daviddeacon8544 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@pseudowoodo5010 3 жыл бұрын

Neal*

@kenpowilliamson 3 жыл бұрын

LOL I can see it now. He's about to whack somebody and says "Tunes is going to sing you a lullaby now, "Don't stop believin"

@sgt.thundercok4704 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@williamb2845 3 жыл бұрын

Not a huge Journey fan myself, but, Neil is a player’s player. Always enjoyed his licks and contributions to the songs.

@bjornkok29 7 жыл бұрын

cool,cool, thanks so much Jude.. awesome man

@ThrillingTwo 3 жыл бұрын

I was a fool not to acknowledge the greatness of Neal Schon for so many years.

@lavonnemcdowell7040 Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad that I found you. You are amazing on any guitar that you play and I am glad that there's no one around to disrupt the sound that you made just a minute ago it's amazing what you can do. I get lost in just watching you and wish I could mute everybody else just so I could listen and hear you. Thank very much.

@maxcohen13 10 жыл бұрын

Rip on him all you want, but he joined Santana at 15. What were _you_ doing at 15?

@miguelincendi7758 7 жыл бұрын

maxcohen13 smoking weed

@janderson2000 7 жыл бұрын

Listening to Santana

@DSTaylor69 7 жыл бұрын

maxcohen13 learning journey solos

@Ezekiel33USA 7 жыл бұрын

I was playing something at 15, but it sure wasn't the guitar.

@dumbasslibtardiantheiii513 6 жыл бұрын

blowing my load into a crusty sock

@belladonna3439 6 жыл бұрын

This guy worked so hard, taking all these Barry Manilow type songs and music and giving it some big tones and turning it into rock. He's an overlooked Riff Master. Unbutton anything you want Neil and keep crushing those sweet chords.

@YaoEspirito 4 жыл бұрын

Same thing Gary Richrath did for REO.

@GurnBograt1986 3 жыл бұрын

LOVE Neal's playing. Awesome writer! Awesome guitarist!

@beverlyrhame3692 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of love and respect to you Neil you've done everything you can with your gift to bring joy to life. You will live forever in hearts all over the World. 💞👑

@johnnydorsey650 2 жыл бұрын

By far one of the greatest guitar players ever.One of my first and favorite influences when I seen him playing Wheel in the sky on the Midnight special in the early 70's.He has a Les Paul collection that I would love to play through and a gold top in this video that I would like to take home.He loves the guitar and loves showing people how to play it.Your still tops in my book Neal🎸🎸😎

@donaldcampbell6296 5 жыл бұрын

Saw this guy live with Journey in early 1980's in Pittsburgh. Incredible guitar player.

@lpgoog 7 жыл бұрын

Wow Neal ain't kidding! He's a king of creating memorable song parts!

@tonyquinn6186 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant I love to just watch and try and learn from you

@kristeninthedirtysouth 14 жыл бұрын

Very cool vid. Neal is my fave guitar player. And I love his speaking voice, he's so articulate. :D

@BryanSmith66 9 жыл бұрын

The more interviews I watch with him the more he seems like a super focused great guy.

@markkosa1 7 жыл бұрын

Killer riffs that you cant get out of your head, amazing Neal...

@kenthhamner2641 3 жыл бұрын

He's always been very melodic in his playing and solos! One of my heros of guitar!

@EM0crayon 14 жыл бұрын

omg, his tone is FLAWLESS!!! I wanna meet him AND his guitar tech... dang.

@WilsonEatsASMR 10 жыл бұрын

one of my all time favorite guitar players in rock . no question one of the best

@KarenElisaRoberts 12 жыл бұрын

That is too cool. I have always wanted to see that stuff close up in the videos.

@Metalingots 3 жыл бұрын

Now I have to go learn this song. Neal has always been a great guitarist, and even underrated buy some. 15 years old, and in Carlos Santana's band says quite a bit, playing in Journey with so much feel in his playing. HSAS, Bad English, Hardline were all great. I seen him live in 2018, and he played a long solo, I loved it, but I play guitar. My wife was waiting to get back to the songs.

@jensz9360 5 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest riffs of all time!

@rodneycarroll1363 6 жыл бұрын

Greatest ! All round Guitarist totally inspirational , Mood setter His Guitar work is as unbelievable as Steve Perry’s Voice.............Sad day when they separated.

@lifeson241 13 жыл бұрын

amazing guitarist !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@MenaceDemENACE 11 жыл бұрын

Neal is one of the best guitarists out there. He has more hits than google

@SIXSTRING63 11 жыл бұрын

I figured that lick out 30 years ago the way he plays it. Amazing how many guys I've seen try to play it in a way that is impossible to get the speed of the riff. I've used it as part of my lick vocabulary ever since and the pattern in different ways. Simple 2 note per adjacent string alternate picking pattern. Like he said, really simple but says a lot. Neal is the man. So under rated. Saw a clip of him at a G3 and he smoked Vai and Satch playing some bluesy stuff.

@kellym7279 6 жыл бұрын

So talented!!!

@TICHelp1 11 жыл бұрын

Candid interview

@marceloberestovoy7907 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jude! I have to learn this song for a gig and this video was super helpful! (too bad I have to do it in G so no open string chunk on the verses) Hope you're well

@googo151 2 жыл бұрын

LOVE IT!

@bHuffy82 15 жыл бұрын

Schon rocks man, simply the best and smooth like Butta!

@SEALCOATINGISLIFE 3 жыл бұрын

Neal is a world class guitar maestro

@journeyman6802 3 жыл бұрын

His approach makes a lot of sense. Play something sometimes that people can recall, remember, and hum. Thats catchy too

@karmicselling4252 3 жыл бұрын

Spot on @Journeyman. I'm reminded of things like the bridge in Clapton / Cream's "Badge", the verse guitar backing parts in Boston's "More Than a Feeling" and many bits and peices of work by U2's The Edge.

@guitarhero6584 3 жыл бұрын

"That's all it is, it's easy" OK Neal

@blakjack3053 2 жыл бұрын

Some say his solos were the icing on the cake. I'd say his solos were the cake !

@gergemall 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@jegl1012 3 жыл бұрын

So many great licks.....he is the real deal

@bondurango 15 жыл бұрын

My favorite rock guitarist. Nobody can solo like Neal. He & Santana together we're the best. But Neal plays like some flamenco guitar master. His playing is just charismatic.

@maxsalasr 11 жыл бұрын

Fit with the songs licks, musical.that is. Neal, you rock

@watchtheskies 15 жыл бұрын

guitar solos that fit with the song!! what a concept guitarists take note

@karivanallen3178 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome guitar player. Love u Neil and still handsome as ever

@rominawilcox 10 жыл бұрын

The guy can jam!!!

@kilterkaos1 3 жыл бұрын

I play in a band and we play a lot of classic rock . A memorable lead is something you can sing. And when you can sing it you need to pretty much play it close to the original. If it’s not memorable I tend to improvise the lead. It’s highlights my playing ability to the crowd.

@steveprs 7 жыл бұрын

incredible player. My all time favorite

@AllenSpaulding 3 жыл бұрын

Why is Springsteen playing a journey song?

@jrag2007 11 жыл бұрын

This guy is a master genuis !! and pretty fucking underrated..!!

@fastlaneprofits 12 жыл бұрын

brilliant guitarist!

@savethecontent3562 3 жыл бұрын

You’re doing great man, keep practicing, you’ll get it eventually.

@stricknine8623 3 жыл бұрын

Lol,...there is hope.

@OviaiMusic 14 жыл бұрын

what a sound

@dempsey981 12 жыл бұрын

THIS GUYS A MONSTER CREATIVE GUITAR PICKER I THINK.he plays the right notes at exactly the right time and right way.hes in the freakin pocket.always!

@jackskvat5596 Жыл бұрын

"That's all it is..." classic humble Neal ripping.

@tomcabrera8223 3 жыл бұрын

A young teen and Carlos wants you accompany him in his band as a guitarist . Drop the pick moment.

@shirtsguitar 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@lfnuin 15 жыл бұрын

Good job Neal!!!!!....you have always rocked since your days with Rolie & Santana!!!!!.....you don't find anyone in their 50's still jamming and smoking the music box the way Neal does....and if U still don't dig it, listen to his instrumental stuff.Neal U shold come to San Juan to play some solo instrumental stuff

@dmclrg 13 жыл бұрын

@dmedicFF that's great....some rumors says that they wont anymore produce neal schon's Les Paul...whatsoever....TYVM..

@SDesWriter 3 жыл бұрын

l have so much respect for him as a musician. The guy is a great player, but he crafted these songs to be iconic and when they tour, he plays them almost precisely how he wrote them. It has to get old to do it the same way all the time but he gets the joy from performing, not from playing things differently all the time. If you show up to a Journey concert, you're going to hear the music how you remember it with small changes in parts that don't affect the song. It's a cool way to approach the music and the fans and shows HIS great respect for them.

@Tacomadome24 14 жыл бұрын

What a player.

@jontrout007 12 жыл бұрын

Rock guitar legend. Early Santana is the some of his best work, killer smooth licks.

@neuregel 13 жыл бұрын

@neuregel you just proved my post. thank you thank you very much

@Ed-pk2vh Жыл бұрын

Playing that loud would be the coolest thing ever!

@Alpha40M 6 жыл бұрын

Take me back to 2010 and 2011

@YOUMETYOURMATCH 11 жыл бұрын

this dude is a pure genius

@MannyBlue65 14 жыл бұрын

I love his custom Les Paul.

@valuedhumanoid6574 3 жыл бұрын

That lick where he starts out kinda slow and low and increases the tempo and volume until it's just screaming (this part 0:45 ) is the thing I think of when I hear this song mentioned. He's right, memorable.

@TheAAMJR 13 жыл бұрын

Neal Schon is the only member of the band to play on all of their albums.

@SuperColinboy 14 жыл бұрын

thanks mate,i only just bought a new top of the range amp from blackstar and have got more thank enough gain with the amount of channels and EQ in the amp.i must add some reverb i think and a bit of delay maybe?its sounds very clean with a small bit of crunch.

@pgreenx 2 жыл бұрын

Top ten best of all time

@thunderbirdsharrypotterfan 3 жыл бұрын

Cooooooolllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@manuelhe46 Жыл бұрын

I'm watching him play and I still don't know how he does it. It seems like a light touch though. Interesting. I love playing this whole song with my friends.

@gaylemillerround123 7 жыл бұрын

Love ya Neal ♥️

@bluegrassmagnoliasuperhulk7096 6 жыл бұрын

long live neal schon

@GenmaKido 15 жыл бұрын

man....i love this song....i cried when i heard this song......anyone who DARES to defile this AWESOME....song, dont watch the vid....plain n' simple....

@walshy2116 6 жыл бұрын

Heyyyyy! That wasn’t long enough.

@arthurmurfitt7698 4 жыл бұрын

that's what s... ah forget it...

@oldmanpatriot1490 3 жыл бұрын

Freaking sick of youtubes new commercial policies.. Freaking commercials were longer than the video.... Love Neil btw..

@Wacokid48 12 жыл бұрын

I'll always remember seeing Santana in Chicago in early 70's...who was that 2nd guitar player? he was incredible and had the biggest afro on white guy ever seen! Hah-ha.. big bell bottoms..cranked amps..crazy hammond B-3 sounds and oozing rythyms like no other band....just great ..had front row seats and an awesome girlfriend...thanks for the memories!!

@sparkomatic 14 жыл бұрын

it's harmonics. hammer/pulloff with your fretting hand, say 5th fret first finger, 7th fret 3rd finger, on the G (3rd) string. Then run the palm of your hand lightly down the strings, starting way up at the 21st fret, and coming down the neck to the 9th fret, all while still hammer/pulling those notes. the right hand palm will create a harmonic that changes as you slide your right hand, and alternates between the two notes your hammering/pulling,try it with loads of gain.

@JohnnyBeane 15 жыл бұрын

Neal rocks!! JB

@daveycmusic8903 5 жыл бұрын

If you have anything bad to say about Neal's playing, you know absolutely nothing about his complete body of work, and guitar playing in general. He can do it all, from jazz, rock, blues , fusion and shred. All the dude does is play, his entire life.

@ThatOneMusicGuy789 13 жыл бұрын

@jmpatton51 Yeah. I know I saw Journey last weekend and she was with him.

@diemutha666 14 жыл бұрын

Man...I still have Journey vinyls and have this imagination that Neal still looks the same and didn't think he would have gained weight.Must be the fact that I always hear their music and imagine them in their glory days and forget that they do have to age,even though their music is timeless.I mean no disrespect but it's just that I grew up in the 70's and have not been up to date with my heroes.

@meowmusic1085 3 жыл бұрын

Any chance you have video of him doing The Party’s Over intro specifically? I can’t find any decent tutorials for it.

@MMACHMP 2 жыл бұрын

Neal is the best

@angeltejon1975 14 жыл бұрын

@PSNgregiskool YES,he played with SANTANA while very young around 16-17. See the SOUL TO SOUL concert at GHANA (AFRICA). Schon played guitar on CARAVANSERAI album of Santana. Check all this here on youtube.

@SuperColinboy 14 жыл бұрын

i love neals tone on this video.anyone have any idea how he gets it?

@beroth1 15 жыл бұрын

He has humbucking Gibson pickups in the saddle, and a DiMarzio/Fernandes Sustainer in the bridge.

@rbplaysa99olson 3 жыл бұрын

I play that lick in my car every time it comes on! 😂

@lookingatcrap 13 жыл бұрын

the dude has the most tasteful solos and licks in his songs.

@MarkEdwardMarkCanioI 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful Anthem❤❤❤😂BOYEEEE

@pdxfun4888 3 жыл бұрын

I saw journey in NY before Steve Perry joined. Great band but never thought theyd be such a pop success

@Blues4Winter 9 жыл бұрын

"James Caan and Bruce Springsteen" LMAO! he does look like a combination of them. hilarious. Seriously, He laid down some of the most iconic guitar riffs in history. As evidence by the short test of time since they come back because they are great musicians.

@anomasil563 9 жыл бұрын

James Caan?

@Texturas75 6 жыл бұрын

LOL!